ameliorate

chapter 6

junkyu bit his tongue a second too late. he ended up having a sore tongue, but never mind.

"really?" mashiho asked, they both looked at each other.

he smiled, unconvinced what to say because his mind only gave him the sentence, not the explanation. why did he say that?

"you are too precious to get hurt." he repeated, not knowing what to add.

several seconds of silence passed, and only then junkyu finally got appropriate to the situation thought "you are too precious for jihoon hyung!", but before he could share it with the other, mashiho muttered muted thank-you.

"oh." was all that came out of his mouth. he smiled softly, ruffling younger's hair. "we should go to sleep now."

mashiho replied with a nod, and they both laid comfortably next to each other. junkyu was almost dozing off when sudden thought emerged.

"mashi i should hug you..."

he murmured, remembering about his promise to jihoon. giving mashiho kisses, hugs, and warmth, that was his mission. wait, no, no! excluding kisses, of course.

"hmm?" the other was also tired and on the verge of consciousness. "why?"

"i want to give you warmth."

"mhm."

"but only..." junkyu stopped due to a yawn. "only if you let me."

mashiho forced himself to open his eyes. he gazed at the person right in front of him, feeling startled. did he need permission to do it? he was asking, before doing? that felt... different. for the first time, he had the opportunity to speak up. so he decided to use it.

"sincerely, i don't really fancy cuddling. can we do something i want instead?"

"i am fine with everything, as long as you feel contented." claimed older, covering himself with sheets.

"so i want..." mashiho took hold of the other's arm, gently lifting it for an inch, just to make some space. he linked their arms together. "i want this."

"good night mashi. have sweet dreams."

junkyu wasn't bothered a particle over their new position, all he did was putting his palm on the other's one. he also tilted his head a bit, to touch with japanese's soft hair, and it took only a few minutes for them to finally start dreaming.

dreaming about one another.

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{ please check out the picture in media, this tmap ep inspired me to write this scene < 3 }